Fill in the blanks with an appropriate linking expression.
1I think we will win the match. We have got the best players. ..............., our coach is fantastic.
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"Moreover" adds another supporting reason for believing the team will win.
2He was hired ............... the fact that he had very little experience.
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"Despite" is followed by a noun phrase such as "the fact that" to show contrast.
3Many people are successful in their careers ............... the fact that they do not have a university degree.
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"In spite of" is followed by a noun phrase such as "the fact that" to show contrast.
4............... theoretical knowledge can be acquired from books, skills must be gained through practice.
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"Whereas" introduces a contrast between theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
5Train accidents are rare, but, ..............., there should be stricter safety regulations.
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"Even so" means that something is true despite the previous statement.
6He lost the game, but he has improved a lot ...............
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"Nonetheless" means "despite that" and can be used at the end of this sentence.
7The rehabilitation program has saved thousands of children who would ............... have died in the famine.
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"Otherwise" means the children would have died if the program had not helped them.
8She didn’t allow the setbacks to discourage her. ..............., she began to work twice as hard.
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"On the contrary" introduces the opposite of what might be expected.
9Exposure to sunlight will spoil wine; ............... wine bottles are made of yellow or green glass.
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"Hence" introduces the result of sunlight spoiling wine.
10The house was quiet ............... the noise of Mary typing.
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"Except for" introduces the one exception to the general quietness of the house.
11............... we have already discussed the dangers of smoking, I think the information bears being repeated.
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"Although" introduces a contrast with the idea that the information should be repeated.
12I hardly knew anybody at the party ............... Peter and William.
Select 3 answers.
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"Except", "besides", and "apart from" can all follow "hardly" in this sentence.
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- I think we will win the match. We have got the best players. Moreover, our coach is fantastic.
- He was hired despite the fact that he had very little experience.
- Many people are successful in their careers in spite of the fact that they do not have a university degree.
- Whereas theoretical knowledge can be acquired from books, skills must be gained through practice.
- Train accidents are rare, but, even so, there should be stricter safety regulations.
- He lost the game, but he has improved a lot nonetheless.
- The rehabilitation program has saved thousands of children who would otherwise have died in the famine.
- She didn’t allow the setbacks to discourage her. On the contrary, she began to work twice as hard.
- Exposure to sunlight will spoil wine; hence wine bottles are made of yellow or green glass.
- The house was quiet except for the noise of Mary typing.
- Although we have already discussed the dangers of smoking, I think the information bears being repeated.
- I hardly knew anybody at the party except / besides / apart from Peter and William.
